Bruce, I thought you'd signed off of MoPo? Oh that's right, except for when it suits your purposes to say something. And just as was obvious over at MPT, where you also signed off quite dramatically, you still follow every word that's posted here. I don't know, I always thought that when a person says that they're leaving they typically, you know, actually leave. However, it's good to know that we can always still reach you through the forums you've 'left', that is, when it suits your purposes to be reachable.
In any case, in the spirit of 'setting the record straight', I'd like to comment on a few of your comments.
--------------------------------------- At 10:31 AM -0500 4/29/05, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
Bob Brooks and the rest of his Canadian friends are true conspiracy theorists.
I believe that your use of terms like 'Canadian connection' and so on are just an attempt to trivialize the comments Bob made. What on EARTH does Canada have to do with this? I have come to find that there are MANY people who have voiced similar suspicions in private, from across North America as well as Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Where did the Canadian connection come up with this idea? In this case, it was Jon Warren telling a member of his forum that he knew FOR SURE that I would be leaving eBay.
That 'forum member' would be me; have you forgotten me so soon? Where's the love?
The Canadian connection took this FACT and decided the only way he could know FOR SURE that I would be leaving eBay was that he had made a deal with me to sell through his site, and they have now widely reported this.
No, that is incorrect. It was I that took Jon's offhand statement and combined it with his recent actions at MPT, which are otherwise difficult to explain in full, and came to the conclusion that there was a reasonably strong possibility that you and Jon were in negotiations to move your operations to ICMP. I also stated this clearly here on MoPo a few days ago. IF TRUE, this would have had clear implications for the future of the MPT forum, and so the question was (and still is) very relevant. I also discussed my suspicions with as many friends who would listen. And most of them don't live in Canada. Neither do I, for that matter.
Of course, none of them bothered to simply ask Jon or myself how he knew FOR SURE that I would be leaving eBay.
For obvious reasons, I would think. With recent events, a straightforward answer would not be expected from either of you.
I told him I did not yet want to reveal my plans yet to him or anyone, but that it was 100% I would do so, and that he could bet any amount of money on it.
That's a strange kind of thing to say, to a friend over the phone. I can't imagine a friend of mine saying something like that without me pressing for more details. Jon Warren's going to place a $5000 bet just on your say-so? And yet you don't trust him enough to be more specific? Hmmm, something doesn't sound right...
OK, for those MoPoers who have bothered to read this far, here's a bit more information (or disinformation, if that's how you choose to read it.)
I was one of those bidders banned from Hershenson's auctions, based SOLELY on critical comments I've recently made about him here and on MPT. As background, let me mention that I am generally known as a high bidder, and have purchased perhaps $30,000 or more in movie paper through Bruce in the last couple of years. I always paid immediately, by paypal, and often before Crystal had even invoiced me. I never had any complaints about his service, and never wished to return a single piece (although some were not entirely as described, but that's another story). In short, a model customer, as Bruce himself described me on several occasions, both on the phone and by email.
But nonetheless, Hershenson blocked me. Now, one could ask his consignors to consider the ramifications for them of Bruce taking an action like that against one of his best buyers, but that's another other story.
The point is, when I found out that he had blocked me, I was angry. And so, I acted impulsively and posted a few things to MPT that it seemed were common knowledge, at least among to the cognoscente. In retrospect, I acted impulsively, and I shouldn't have done so, as I did not foresee the subsequent consequences for MPT, which I regret.
However, I still think the problems I described, and that don't need to be repeated here, probably did occur. Indeed, stories of the father-in-law and actual booing from the floor during auctions are legendary. However, I was probably incorrect in that these were NOT the reasons Hershenson parted company with Christie's. THAT would likely have had more to do with certain comments he made about Tony Nourmand and Christie's London, who were apparently starting to do very well at the time.
Again, this is all OPINION, HEARSAY, GOSSIP, whatever, freely admitted. (So Scott, you should be safe.) I wasn't there. But I've spoken with quite a few people who were.
Comments, Bruce? Or have you left the building again?
RK
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